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Monica Mura
THE NEW ARMOR

first performed on August 01, 2020
The Obradoiro Square, in front of the Cathedral and around the streets of Historic Quarter center of Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
performed three times in 2020

MONICA MURA

Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
monicamura.art@gmail.com
www.monicamura.com

THE NEW ARMOR
MONICA MURA

In response to the new needs arising from the worldwide spread of COVID-19, this project explores the difficulties in maintaining interpersonal physical distance in public spaces. As a result, the artist redeems the traditional nineteenth century crinoline, adjusting its structure to create “The New Armor,” a circular artifact which has a circumference of almost 10 meters, a diameter of 3 meters and a radius of 1.5 meters. Created with 35 meters of fiberglass bars and more than 70 meters of high visibility reflective tapes, the new armour is lightweight and offers great flexibility. The performance consists of walking through the streets of the different neighborhoods of the city, wearing the new armor. The artistic action shows once more the social impact that art can have, acting as a means of information that can teach, in a graphic and universal way, the minimum safety distance that people should keep.